Friday night saw the four churches in our town,  join together to celebrate the Christain Unity Liturgy.  Many thanks to Ivy, Rose, Leigha, Belle and Beau and Gemma and Tildy from NPS who presented the Gospel.  The students participated with respect and reverence and read beautifully.  It was a fantastic opportunity to share our faith with others, both during the service and supper that followed.  Big shout out to our families who, after a very long day, supported our student and joined in the celebration.

Holy Father, God of Love,

You are the Creator of all things.

We acknowledge the pain and shame of our history and the sufferings of Our peoples,

and we ask your forgiveness.

We thank you for the survival of Indigenous cultures

Our hope is in you because you gave your Son Jesus to reconcile the world to you.

We pray for your strength and grace to forgive, accept and love one another, as you love us and forgive and accept us in the sacrifice of your Son.

Give us the courage to accept the realities of our history so that we may build a better future for our Nation.

Teach us to respect all cultures.

Teach us to care for our land and waters.

Help us to share justly the resources of this land. Help us to bring about spiritual and social change to improve the quality of life for all groups in our communities, especially the disadvantaged.

Help young people to find true dignity and self-esteem by your Spirit.

May your power and love be the foundations on which we build our families, our communities and our Nation, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.